Historic Buildings in Yorkshire

The Shambles is perhaps the best-preserved medieval street in Europe, a picturesque cobbled street of historic shops that once housed York's butchers. It is thought to be the inspiration for Harry Potter's 'Diagon Alley'.
York, Yorkshire, England

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Medieval Street
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Heritage Highlight: Perhaps Europe's best-preserved medieval street

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The roofless ruins of Top Withens farm stand in a picturesque moorland location west of Haworth. The Bronte sisters grew up in Haworth, and Top Withens is said to be the inspiration for the Earnshaw's farm in Emily Bronte's novel 'Wuthering Heights'.
Pennine Way, Haworth, Yorkshire, England

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Heritage Highlight: The possible inspiration for Wuthering Heights

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This beautiful medieval building was erected in 1419 as a residence for the treasurer of York Minster. The interiors boast fine medieval furnishings, plus 17th and 18th-century furniture. According to legend, workmen doing repairs to the cellar saw a ghostly troop of Roman legionaries.
Minster Yard, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 7JL

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Walmgate Bar is one of the four surviving medieval city gates of York. The oldest part of the gate dates to the 12th century, with the addition of a 14th-century barbican, 15th-century oak doors, and Tudor timber-framed extension. The Bar is now home to a popular cafe.
Walmgate, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 9UB

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Gateway
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Heritage Highlight: The only medieval city gate in England retaining its barbican

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Wharram Percy is a deserted village in a beautiful, secluded location in the Yorkshire Wolds. The village is the most extensively studied of all deserted medieval villages in England. Excavations at Wharram Percy took place every year between 1950 and 1990 and reveal the rich history of the village and why it was eventually deserted.
Wharram Percy, Yorkshire, England

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The most modern property in the care of English Heritage is a partly underground bunker constructed during the height of the Cold War as a military fallout shelter and command post in the event of nuclear war. The York Cold War Bunker is officially known as Number 20 Group Royal Observer Corps HQ and was in service for 30 years from 1961 until 1991.
Monument Close, off Acomb Road, York, Yorkshire, England, YO24 4HT

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York Guildhall is an authentic replica of the original 15th-century Guildhall, which was destroyed by bombs during World War II. The Guildhall was built to offer a meeting place for the powerful merchant guilds of York, which together formed a quasi-civic government in the medieval period. The windows of the Guildhall feature stained glass depicting scenes from York's history.
St Helen's Square, York, Yorkshire, England, YO1 9QN

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York's Tyburn was the traditional place of execution, named for Tyburn in London, which had a similar function. The most famous criminal executed here was the highwayman Dick Turpin. The gallows (now long gone) stood at the city boundary on Tadcaster Road.
Tadcaster Road, York, Yorkshire, England

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Landmark
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Heritage Highlight: Dick Turpin's place of execution

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